drought

Who Paid For Last Summer's Drought? You Did

Daniel Charles — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:29:00 +0000

Say the words "crop insurance" and most people start to yawn. For years, few nonfarmers knew much about these government-subsidized insurance policies, and even fewer found any fault with them.

Congressmen aim to improve river management during droughts and floods

St. Louis Public Radio — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:57:48 +0000

Two freshman Congressmen from southern Illinois want the Army Corps of Engineers to start thinking of ways it can coordinate river management to keep cargo traffic flowing during droughts or floods.

Winter storm could provide some short-term drought relief in Missouri

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:54:42 +0000

The winter storm that dumped several inches of snow and ice across much of Missouri may bring some short-term relief to the state’s drought conditions.

Kelly Smith is Director of Marketing and Commodities for the Missouri Farm Bureau. He says the winter storm arrived on the heels of recent rain events, helping saturate the soil.

“This snow is gonna slowly melt into the ground," Smith said. "We will get some runoff from it in some areas because they got a 10 to 13-inch snow…we had areas in our state as high as 13, maybe even 15, inches up in north of (the) Kansas City area.”

Winter wheat farmers face pressure; new ballooning record set in Antarctica

Rehman Tungekar — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:48:14 +0000

This week, we'll hear how some winter wheat farmers are faring in the new year, and talk to a researcher that helped set a new ballooning record in Antarctica.

Drought takes head start into 2013

Grant Gerlock — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:12:58 +0000

2012 was a drought year for the record books. It was the warmest year ever recorded in Des Moines, Iowa, Topeka, Kan., and Columbia, Mo. and the driest ever in Grand Island, Neb. The question is whether 2013 will be any different.

Drought Puts The Squeeze On Already Struggling Fish Farms

Kristofor Husted — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:48:00 +0000

This year's drought delivered a pricey punch to US aquaculture, the business of raising fish like bass and catfish for food. Worldwide, aquaculture has grown into a $119 billion industry, but the lack of water and high temperatures in 2012 hurt many U.S. fish farmers who were already struggling to compete on a global scale.

At Osage Catfisheries, about one mile off the highway in rural, central Missouri, there are dozens of rectangular ponds with rounded corners.

Year in review: a look back at the news from 2012

Rehman Tungekar — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:32:17 +0000

Watch the show and join the conversation on the Intersection website.

Deer season a boost for business in Kirksville

Wendy Mader — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:53:26 +0000

Northeast Missouri is popular this time of year for its deer hunting, but many local businesses worried the drought would have a negative effect on the deer population this year.

Reports shows drought is getting worse

Associated Press — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:07:13 +0000

A new report shows that the nation's worst drought in decades is getting worse again, ending an encouraging five-week run of improving conditions.

Drought and disease take a toll on Missouri's deer population

Gina Cook — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:26:34 +0000

It’s been a while since Jeff Lampe turned on his windshield wipers. But even on a rainy day like this it’s easy to see the toll the drought has taken on his land.